torque for oil drain plug?

This is a discussion on torque for oil drain plug? within the LT1 forums, part of the Vehicle Specific category; gunna do a an oil change cant find my paper... i know the filter is 15ftlbs but what is the ...

Edit, I should mention, these are for a LS1. My bad, Im sorry. If you go to those two numbers, Im sure you will be fine.

But, I also had quite a few google searchs come up with.... I shit you not...

Goodentite.

Actually the LS1 has an aluminum pan, so the spec may actually be different for the LT1. Honestly though, like was said above, I've never used a spec in my life, and been fine so far. Talk about your less important torque specs

This thread alone started me thinking about how many drain plugs I have tightened in my last 4 years of living. Never knew anyone ever wanted an answer to such a TQ spec question really. I bet my bottom dollar I was gonna spend on my TA that I have "TQ'd" over a 1500 drain plugs in the last 3-4 years, at least!! Thats the lowest ballpark figure I could come up with. And never even think about TQ'ing them.

gunna do a an oil change cant find my paper... i know the filter is 15ftlbs but what is the drain plug spec? all i could find is that its 15mm...nothin about torque

I work in the automotive feild. TQ for the drain plug is 18 depending on the motor size. Believe it or not v6 is TQ higher. One of the biggest claims at oil change services is over tourquing the drain plug. The worst that can happen it a stripped plug or oil pan. The oil filter states on the filter itself how to TQ it.

If you overtighten your drain plug, your car wont plunge out of the sky and kill 150 people. Being an aviation mechanic is apples to oranges with an automotive tech. Besides, it's just a feel thing, if you cant feel it, then use the torque wrench, no problem with that. Those of us that have done this for a living just get the feel for certain things that arent that sensitive to a specific specification. Then there are bolts (mostly on engines and other driveline parts) that it most certainly is worth the time to torque to a spec and evenly across many bolts.

If you overtighten your drain plug, your car wont plunge out of the sky and kill 150 people. Being an aviation mechanic is apples to oranges with an automotive tech. Besides, it's just a feel thing, if you cant feel it, then use the torque wrench, no problem with that. Those of us that have done this for a living just get the feel for certain things that arent that sensitive to a specific specification. Then there are bolts (mostly on engines and other driveline parts) that it most certainly is worth the time to torque to a spec and evenly across many bolts.

Weird, I am an a/c mechanic too, not every bolt on an a/c is to spec either. My car isn't an a/c, it doesn't need to be to spec and seems to be driving flawlessly with my custom torquing...